This Week in Crain's New York: 12/2/12

Host Don Mathisen sits down with Crain's reporters about the challenges that lower Manhattan tourism businesses face; another Brooklyn hospital facing bankruptcy; the changes afoot at Rodale Inc.; and the most popular ballet of the holiday season.

A master networker gives the inside scoop on how to navigate business meetings. The president of the Municipal Arts Society argues that the public is getting a raw deal on privately owned public spaces. And NYCHA’s CEO on the challenges facing the city’s public-housing stock.

Our podcast this week includes a discussion of the mayor and governor’s ongoing feud, insight into the big bucks being made on Broadway and details on the reporting of thisweek’s cover story. Music by SoftSpot.

Our podcast this week features a discussion of the upcoming documentary Weiner, Donald Trump's taxes and how the crane business in New York resists innovation that could make construction safer. Music by the Relations.

Listen to a discussion of Broadway during the year of Hamilton, New York politics and dry cleaning. Special guest Kam Saifi, CEO of Next Cleaners, talks about changes that could make the industry greener but more expensive.

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